Six years ago, when Russell Westbrook hosted his first Thanksgiving dinner at the Boys & Girls Club on 35th and Western, Thunder fan Shona Smith was a teenager when she first encountered the point guard.
Moving shoulder to shoulder in line with plate in hand, Smith suddenly stopped dead in her tracks when she stared at an apron-clad Westbrook.
Wielding a ladle, Westbrook flashed a smile at the wide-eyed teen and asked “You want potatoes?”
The nervous Smith turned into a statue before a nudge broke her mental gridlock prompting Westbrook to laugh as she quickly traded a coy “I’m sorry” for mash potatoes before leaving the line in haste.